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That closes the circuit and electric energy builds up pressure in the atomic generators.

7 seconds sound clip from the The Adventures of Superman - The Baby from Krypton classic radio series.

You can hear this line at 00:07:05 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- How is the boy?

- Sleeping. That quake this afternoon frightened him, but he's all right now.

- Can't you come in and look at him? You've scarcely see him these days, what with working all hours on the space ship model.

- It can't be helped dear, I'm racing against time.

- Right now I'm anxious to know whether the model will behave as I hope.

- How does it operate? Very simply. When all is ready, I throw this switch.

- That closes the circuit and electric energy builds up pressure in the atomic generators.

- Then at the final moment, the pressure forces the ship from its carrier and speeds it on its way.

- But where does it go? Wherever its pointed. This one I'm directing to the planet Earth.

- Earth? What is that, Jor-L?

- A planet smaller than our own, situated on the other side of the sun. It's inhabited by a race of people similar to ourselves.

- Like ourselves?

- Oh well... only partly, of course, my dear. They're about the same size, but no where nearly as developed.

- Very weak and helpless and with all their faculties extremely limited.

[...]

The Adventures of Superman Sound Clip

The Adventures of SupermanQuotes with audio samples from the old-time radio series "The Adventures of Superman" that originally aired from 1940 to 1951

Actors: Bud Collyer (Clark Kent / Superman), Joan Alexander (Lois Lane)

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